From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnoughtnought /nɔːt $ nɒːt/ number1British EnglishHMNNONE/NOTHING the number 0 syn zeroA billion is 1 with 9 noughts after it.nought point one/two/three etc (=0.1,0.2 etc)2 old use used in some expressions to mean nothingPeace negotiations came to nought (=were not successful).

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nought• But really, all this will come to nought.• Now try to imagine a ten followed by thirty noughts.• A million is a 1 with 6 noughts after it.• Huntercarved a hideousnoughts and crosses pattern on Heidi's nakedbottom after strangling her with a belt.• And 75 per cent of nought is still nought.came to nought• As he did so his hamstring went and four years of training and dreamingcame to nought.